Ink Master
A Typical Day at the Tattoo Shop
Season 9 • 05/23/2017
To a tattoo artist, a tattoo shop is like a home away from home: they get to do what they love, spend time with friends, and be themselves.

Watching

Interview
01:38
Ink MasterS9 E5
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: War and Ink
Think Before You Ink may have been voted down to the bottom by the other artists, but it was their poor technical application that got them eventually sent home.
07/11/2017
Interview
01:36
Ink MasterS9 E6
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Get the Flock Outta Here
For a pair of tattoo artists like Lalo and Picasso who are so artistically gifted, the competition’s restrictions just could not let them rise to the top.
07/18/2017
Interview
01:41
Ink MasterS9 E7
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: On the Bubble
Boneface Ink humbly admits that it had the worst tattoo of the day, and knew it was in trouble. Like real troopers, these guys close shop while embracing their mistakes.
07/25/2017
Interview
01:45
Ink MasterS9 E8
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Masterpiece Mayhem
Black Spade Tattoo has two talented artists, but they butt heads just one too many times and couldn’t collaborate successfully to produce challenge-winning tattoos this time around.
08/01/2017
Interview
01:38
Ink MasterS9 E9
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Pin-Up Panic Attack
Pinz & Needlez definitely gave the big dogs in the competition a run for their money, but once everyone had to face the dread pin-up challenge, it was them who got sent home.
08/08/2017
Interview
01:54
Ink MasterS9 E10
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Drill Baby, Drill
Portrait day was an absolute slaughterhouse, but in the end the judges decided it was Classic Trilogy Tattoo that didn’t have what it takes to be Master Shop.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:10
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part III
Ulyss and Eva bicker over design details as time ticks away while a confident Cleen is unimpressed by his fellow artists’ drill designs.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:24
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part I
With Tommy Montoya as a guest judge this week and a renowned veteran artist stepping into the competition, things heat up quickly.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:18
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part IV
The Flash Challenge critiques pour in as one veteran tattoo shop leaves the judges unmoved while another has Tommy Montoya praising its clever use of a light source.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:21
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part II
Instead of using tattoo machines to puncture skin, the artists are given drills to puncture wood in order to create elaborate designs. Precision is absolutely crucial this week.
08/08/2017
Interview
01:43
Ink MasterS9 E11
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Grim Inker
Artistic Skin Design fought long and hard to get through the competition, but showing the judges a tattoo that was anatomically off left them with no choice than to send them home.
08/22/2017
Highlight
03:47
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part II
The skull pick is random and nerve-wracking this week as the groups of 4 are determined one by one. The egos of Basilica Tattoo, Old Town Ink, and Golden Skull Tattoo begin to clash.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:12
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part IV
Instead of reeling it in, Erin takes the lead on her team so far that her teammates may not be able to keep up. Christian is convinced his team’s four horsemen tattoos will win hands down.
08/15/2017
Highlight
01:48
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part III
Tommy is confident he’s paired with competent and easygoing teammates while April Nicole tries to ignore a hurricane of criticism from the big dogs she’s stuck with.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:22
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part I
Adaptability is tested this week as Dave lets the artists know that they must ink in groups of 4 on the same canvas at the same time. The subject matter? The four horsemen of the apocalypse, of course.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:34
Ink MasterS9 E12
Elimination Tattoo: Armpit Tattoos - Part I
The artists must tattoo one the most difficult and painful areas of the body: the armpit. Placement is key this week as Dave also lets them know each canvas wants both their armpits inked. Yikes.
08/22/2017
Highlight
02:44
Ink MasterS9 E12
Elimination Tattoo: Armpit Tattoos - Part II
From Japanese Hannyas to American Traditional compasses, the judges take delight in dealing out the skull picks to the shops as they anxiously await to begin the armpit tattoo challenge.
08/22/2017
Highlight
03:34
Ink MasterS9 E12
Elimination Tattoo: Armpit Tattoos - Part III
Allegory Arts gets stuck with trying to pull perfect circles to create a compass tattoo in their canvas’ armpit while Cleen is convinced that Unkindness Art dropped the ball big time.
08/22/2017
Highlight
02:51
Ink MasterS9 E13
Elimination Tattoo: Sell Your Shop - Part I
Self-promotion is the name of the game this week as the tattoo shops sit down with different canvases and do their best to sell themselves to get a chance to ink them.
08/29/2017
Highlight
04:05
Ink MasterS9 E13
Elimination Tattoo: Sell Your Shop - Part II
The shops kick off their interviews with their canvases at once. Black Cobra Tattoo takes a sneaky approach while conversing with the canvases while Unkindness Art takes the honest approach.
08/29/2017
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